Matthew Lillard Gleams the Cube of the Ultra Codex! (Critical Role)

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[@cassidybassett987]

Can you imagine the call Matthew lillard got?
"You want me to come play dnd with you guys? Of course!"
"Wait...you want me to star in your ad?"

[@n3onvalkyrie936]

I was really hoping he'd also play with them

[@deathbykonami5487]

@@n3onvalkyrie936 Sam's Nordverse one shot.

[@FORRESTtheunoriginal]

wild how in a lineup oif 3 people dressed up like hackers, Taliesin somehow looks most like a legitimate hacker.

[@daello8227]

One of the best parts of all sams sponsor thingies is just watching taliesins reaction to all of them

[@christopherobrien8105]

It's watching just how deep a shade of red he'll turn.

[@TeroTheShortOne]

You can see his soul leaving his body a few times.

[@sagescribe_]

@@TeroTheShortOne _One_ of the many souls he's collected

[@stebullet]

I

[@celticson]

Oh my God yes! Half the time I was just watching him lose it. And then when Lillard started, typing on him? tickling him? Died.

[@Celedam]

There is a disturbingly large number of Critters who still don't know these NordVPN ads are a parody of _Hackers_ (1995) and that's why Matthew Lillard appeared.
EDIT: Edited for clarity.

[@jpumbaa1]

I find their lack of faith disturbing.

[@Scorpious187]

The first line in this ad is the exact same line as Lillard's monologue when they hacked the TV broadcast to spill the beans about the Da Vinci virus and the worm program.

[@kevincho1187]

and hes shaggy

[@Scorpious187]

@@kevincho1187 Yes, we're aware of that as well, and it's understandable that most Critters would remember him from that moreso than Hackers since Hackers came out before a lot of these people were born... but still. lol.

[@melusineshade8538]

thank you !

[@AresAlpha]

The wild part was Lillard was just there for the ad read.

[@OffbeatWorlds]

The best thing about this is Taliesin losing his mind at the end of the table.

[@JustinLong1989]

I love it

[@anitaardi4456]

He freaking BROKE Taliesin

[@deathbykonami5487]

​@@anitaardi4456don't worry he kissed him to make it better.

[@trinityx3o522]

Nah, that just completely crashed his system. Blue screens, memory leak, fried braincells etc.@@deathbykonami5487

[@alisonlazarus4625]

I've been so focused on taliesin that I'd never noticed they're hacking a toaster

[@kamujian]

Taliesin was having a moment after matthew kissed him @4:00 till the end of the vid "well ive peaked"

[@julesking1303]

I feel like they must’ve known each other for a while before this. The two of them knowing each other just makes sense.

[@gonzobliter8or992]

I would imagine immortal gods knowing one another; it’s not impossible.

[@Algernon7]

Do you think he peaked a little in his pants?

[@kamujian]

@@Algernon7 *snort* LOL it didnt look that little if he did

[@SiriusWhite42]

3:23 for Taliesins reaction. You're welcome :)

[@scorpius1401]

And 00:01:22

[@qrrbrbirbel2]

@@scorpius1401 best one is at 1:40

[@aaronmenzo3070]

I love that Taliesin is just there

[@MrRebelMan360]

This was Shaggy's Ultimate Power the whole time

[@9specter528]

...no, this is just 2% of his power.

[@jamesflowers1295]

"That's binary for Yes." Of all the lame shit, That made me laugh. I'm so disappointed in myself.

[@gd_xl]

Taliesen is trapped please let him out

[@XxEvolutionxX23]

Mathew Lillard is wonderful in every way.

[@cosmoceratops]

These were really hitting their stride even before the pandemic. Can't believe it's been so long since I knew the password was always swordfish.

[@maxdoran2504]

The best thing is the absolute COMMITMENT to these ads they have

[@ravynnsnest1108]

Matthew Lillard too?!?! I’ve been geeking out seeing some of the guests

[@gilla6663]

It's what I miss most about their pre covid sessions

[@ocanacho5664]

This is better than Watchdogs

[@michaelliggett1622]

This is a parody of a movie called hackers that came out in 1995

[@tyIerakin]

How many years have these ads shaved off of Taliesen’s life

[@kagato23]

Approximately 3420, but that still means he'll be alive when our sun burns out (Though by then he will have transformed back into a pyramid and flown to another solar system), so he's probably not worried about it.

[@melusineshade8538]

I wonder at what point did their goal become to make Taliesin die of laghter ?

[@josephhenryreyes8205]

Again, how has this man not been a guest PC in CR?

[@dragon_turtle]

"Switch the phantom logic on triad protocol!"
"Alpha channel?"
"NO, DAMMIT! BETA!"
oh God, my sides 😂😂
Edit: I remember watching this live and just dying from laughter ❤️🤣

[@bencanevari4056]

Thanks for making another great video!

[@silvarafafeitosa]

Guess we're really close to a cyberpunk session

[@slashfilledmind]

''I think we've finally gone too far'' Oh Matt. This is only the beginning

[@nicholasepsilon3534]

i have no idea if they did this because of a comment i left on their previous video about matthew lillard, but it made me genuinely happy to see this happen. XD
it's genuinely one of, if not my favourite moment of critical role

[@pow8333]

4 minutes of Taliesin trying not to implode

[@sleevescakes5524]

taliesin looks straight up traumatized by this one

[@clarathered]

I've been using the zoom function on mobile to zoom in on Talisien's face and his reactions are purer than gold 😂

[@spenceroneil4747]

Matthew Lillard is a god

[@mikonyx7712]

Taliesin at the begining looks like that one gay in the movie who walked in wrong door

[@misakirenka4901]

Whaaatttt Mat mercer and mat lillard????? I love them

[@lmtnemesisgamer3707]

Taliesin's face throughout was amazing!!

[@placebo5466]

*0cool has entered the chat*

[@chiseledmedal2634]

Of course they got the guy from hackers in on the bit

[@bencanevari4056]

Do you think you could make a Blackwillow73 and Cryptonic Override supercut at some point, like you did for You’ve got Gale and the 69th Presidential campaign?

[@IrisGlowingBlue]

I hope so much that we see these personas (??) again. But either way: SOON! SOON

[@grandohuckabee]

Thank you for reminding me of how old I am

[@nem0men_901]

I feel like I'm going mad

[@hisenadedo]

I had to turn off nord VPN to watch this

[@FahQx]

HACK THE PLANET!!!! HACK THE PLANETTTTTTTT!!!!

[@srijankapoor7818]

What is the song in the beginning of the ad? Any ideas anyone?

[@ronainlees-burke7891]

Hack the planet

[@wahooman4348]

this is the best

[@joshuan3265]

... So they made a live action cyber chase?

[@happyclam1266]

Does Matthew Lillard play dnd because I WANT HIM THERE.

[@olliemoffat4025]

What episode was this?

[@Moctipotili1]

I love you

[@gideon8315]

Matthew Lillard was actually remarkably close to the first 8 digits of yes in binary. He just moved a one over a little.
What he said: 01110011
What the first 8 digits (of 24) actually are: 01111001
Makes me wonder if he tried to commit them to memory and moved that 1 by mistake because it rolled off the tongue better.

[@DaniMartVTen]

I think the normie on the far right has crashed and needs a reboot?

[@ryanrowley3981]

How dare you call Taliesin a "normie"!?!!??